National Reviews

“Sensational! Dazzles! Electrifying theater! Roston holds the audience in the palm of her hand with a scintillating performance!” – Show Biz Chicago

“Not only does Roston sound like Holiday, she captures her power, discipline, free spirit and aching vulnerability in roughly equal measures, which is a decidedly tricky cocktail to mix.” – Chicago Tribune

“….Abdul Hamid Royal’s piano playing is the stuff dreams are made of.” – Show Biz Chicago

“The richest jazz singing in town just now is at this subtle absorbing dramatic performance……” – N. Y. Times

Synopsis

See the woman behind the legend in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill.

It’s March 1959 and at a small Philadelphia club, jazz and blues “phenom” Billie Holiday takes the stage for one of the last shows of her life.Playwright Lanie Robertson’s Musical Drama allows us a penetrating look into the life and times of Billie “Lady Day” Holiday, as we listen to the profound legacy of her artistry-the music itself.

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